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and the heat is on — the met office says today could be the hottest day of the year so far. some parts of the uk will be hotter than athens and ibiza today. what's it like where you are and how are you coping? get in touch @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. also coming up, birth control for grey squirrels as scientists hope to control an expanding population and save our native reds. hello and welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, liz truss, is the latest senior cabinet member to enter the conservative leadership race. ii contenders are now in the running. conservative...

In the whole of the uk, 15,000 left in england, virtually driven to extinction by grey squirrels which carry squirrel pox, as well as muscling them out, they carry it squirrel pox that kills off the red squirrels. there are 2.7 million grey squirrels, introduced in the late 19th century as grey squirrels, introduced in the late19th century as an ornament for garden, now 2.7 million of them. as well as affecting red squirrels, the damage woodlands as i have been discovering. that is why scientists have been working on this unusual way of controlling the grey squirrel population. he looks like a...